Want a Puppy? Don’t Shop, Adopt

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Learn the pitfalls of buying a puppy, and instead consider adopting from a foster home.

So you want to buy a puppy. It's a good way to teach responsibility to the kids, you'll always have a buddy, they're so cute, I always had one growing up. There are as many reasons for wanting a puppy (or kitten) as there are people wanting one. Now you've decided that adding a furry companion to your family is exactly what you want to do. What next? There are several options. There are pet stores - they have puppies, and they are so cute. There are also breeders. Read the local newspaper, ... Continue Reading

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What Moms are Doing Right

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Look at what American moms are doing right, instead of turning to foreign methods.

Parenting Country by Country? How about Just Doing What’s Right for Children? With Pamela Druckerman’s new book Bringing Up Bébé extolling Gallic parenting, parents can now choose between parenting the French way or the so-called Chinese way presented last year by Amy Chua’s sensational Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Druckerman wants us to just say no, while Chua writes about doing whatever it takes, including berating our children, to demand excellence. The media storm over ... Continue Reading

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Tips to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution

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Keep this New Year’s resolution with proper motivation and determination.

Every year it becomes a cliche to make a New Year's Resolution in December and then end up breaking it two weeks into the new year. Most of our resolutions come as the result of a drunken statement right before the clock strikes the midnight hour on New Year's Eve. While our intentions are good, Psychology Today reports that 22 percent of resolutions fail after a week and 40 percent fail after a month. While this is a nice way to think about the holiday, the only thing that actually changes ... Continue Reading

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5 Reasons to Consider Buying a Tablet Instead of a Laptop

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Tablets have infiltrated the market. Learn the reasons you may want to buy one over a laptop.

Since the iPad by Apple was first available for purchase in April 2010, a new tech device category was introduced. The tablet. With functions that are in many ways a cross between a mobile smart phone and a laptop, the tablet market has really taken off. We now have the iPad 2, the Android platform with tablets such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, and other brands. U.S. sales of tablets are expected to double to 24.1 million units by the end of this year, says Forrester Analyst Sarah Rottman ... Continue Reading

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